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- Feb 9, 2012
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- Motherboard
- 2009 Mac Mini
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- Core 2 duo 2ghz
- Graphics
- Radeon 9400m
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So, after searching the posts I don't know where to begin. My plan is to purchase the parts to have a system quick enough in Windows to play swtor, Skyrim, BF3 on high or ultra settings, and not have to upgrade for a few years. I also want this system to be able to boot to OSX so I can try my hand at video editing and make this as fast as a mac pro. Gaming trumps though, I basically want to make this a hackintosh because I can and to show my wife it can be done.
The parts I have:
Bitfenix Shinobi window case with 5 140mm fans
700W OCZ modular power supply
Samsung superwriter cd/dvd burner (hope it's mac compatible)? If not what is?
Parts I am looking at:
I7 overclock-able ivy bridge chip when they come out
Z77 board once enough of you can iron out what works, I plan on a ASUS republic of gamers board if they are supported. Open to suggestions, but want a black, red, or black with red accenting colored board. I can always go with another brand/color if they are easier to use but would like black/red as my rig is that color.
I plan to have 3 hard drives, 1 ssd to boot OSX, 1 ssd to boot windows, and a 1 tb drive to use as storage for both operating systems (unless there is an issue with this setup)?
As for a video card, I am open to suggestions so long as I can play current games in high/ultra settings. I don't plan to do sli/crossfire right now, but would keep that option open for later.
I will also attempt to sync an apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse and use an apple network card.
In a nutshell that's what I want out of my system. I know that Ivy Bridge has just been released, I'm in no rush to buy the rest of the components. I am just throwing this out for ideas and suggestions, tips, links, and tutorials considering I have never done this before.
Thanks in advance!
The parts I have:
Bitfenix Shinobi window case with 5 140mm fans
700W OCZ modular power supply
Samsung superwriter cd/dvd burner (hope it's mac compatible)? If not what is?
Parts I am looking at:
I7 overclock-able ivy bridge chip when they come out
Z77 board once enough of you can iron out what works, I plan on a ASUS republic of gamers board if they are supported. Open to suggestions, but want a black, red, or black with red accenting colored board. I can always go with another brand/color if they are easier to use but would like black/red as my rig is that color.
I plan to have 3 hard drives, 1 ssd to boot OSX, 1 ssd to boot windows, and a 1 tb drive to use as storage for both operating systems (unless there is an issue with this setup)?
As for a video card, I am open to suggestions so long as I can play current games in high/ultra settings. I don't plan to do sli/crossfire right now, but would keep that option open for later.
I will also attempt to sync an apple bluetooth keyboard and mouse and use an apple network card.
In a nutshell that's what I want out of my system. I know that Ivy Bridge has just been released, I'm in no rush to buy the rest of the components. I am just throwing this out for ideas and suggestions, tips, links, and tutorials considering I have never done this before.
Thanks in advance!
